Patch 1.1 Live
Patch / Build 1.1 is now live. This patch constituted some functionality and graphical changes, and stability improvements.
[h2]Save and Load Functionality[/h2]
Two new commands to both save and restore progress.
[h2]Starchart[/h2]
A new screen showing a, not to scale, map of all celestial bodies and space stations that have been discovered.
[h2]Auto-pilot ETA[/h2]
The navigation screen will show an estimated value of the time remaining to reach the target destination.
[h2]TAB to auto-complete commands[/h2]
Pressing the TAB key will auto-complete and allow the user to cycle through commands and their sub-commands.
[h2]SHUTDOWN command[/h2]
Entering the SHUTDOWN command will prompt the user whether they want to exit and will close the terminal if Y is selected.. This is in addition to the Alt-F4 functionality.
[h2]Stars[/h2]
Cut from the initial release, Stars have been re-implemented.
[h2]User Manual Nudge[/h2]
To help point users towards the user manual, an appropriate flavour text is displayed in the command window on boot.
[h2]Reduced noise[/h2]
The amount of noise generated based on ship speed has been reduced.
[h2]Save Config[/h2]
The user config (enabled via a command line argument) now has the option to save between sessions.
[h2]User Manual Updates[/h2]
The user manual has been updated to reflect the above.
[h2]Separate command window[/h2]
The command input window is now separate to the command log due to a change in how this was implemented.
[h2]Equaliser Bars[/h2]
The signal strength display in the science module now has additional equaliser bars to help determine signal strength.
[h2]Sizing bars[/h2]
Additional size markers have been added to the expanded details screen
[h2]Enemy Ship Component Damage[/h2]
Enemy ships now take damage to their components similar to the player.
[h2]Fighter distance[/h2]
Fighters are reported as lost if they get too far from the player's ship.
[h2]Abort Self Destruct[/h2]
Aborting a self destruct that is not active will not display the message that it cannot be cancelled.
[h2]AI ship behaviour[/h2]
Fixes to some circumstances where a ship's behaviour could get stuck.
New Features
[h2]Save and Load Functionality[/h2]
Two new commands to both save and restore progress.
[h2]Starchart[/h2]
A new screen showing a, not to scale, map of all celestial bodies and space stations that have been discovered.
[h2]Auto-pilot ETA[/h2]
The navigation screen will show an estimated value of the time remaining to reach the target destination.
[h2]TAB to auto-complete commands[/h2]
Pressing the TAB key will auto-complete and allow the user to cycle through commands and their sub-commands.
[h2]SHUTDOWN command[/h2]
Entering the SHUTDOWN command will prompt the user whether they want to exit and will close the terminal if Y is selected.. This is in addition to the Alt-F4 functionality.
[h2]Stars[/h2]
Cut from the initial release, Stars have been re-implemented.
[h2]User Manual Nudge[/h2]
To help point users towards the user manual, an appropriate flavour text is displayed in the command window on boot.
[h2]Reduced noise[/h2]
The amount of noise generated based on ship speed has been reduced.
[h2]Save Config[/h2]
The user config (enabled via a command line argument) now has the option to save between sessions.
[h2]User Manual Updates[/h2]
The user manual has been updated to reflect the above.
Graphical Changes
[h2]Separate command window[/h2]
The command input window is now separate to the command log due to a change in how this was implemented.
[h2]Equaliser Bars[/h2]
The signal strength display in the science module now has additional equaliser bars to help determine signal strength.
[h2]Sizing bars[/h2]
Additional size markers have been added to the expanded details screen
Bug Fixes
[h2]Enemy Ship Component Damage[/h2]
Enemy ships now take damage to their components similar to the player.
[h2]Fighter distance[/h2]
Fighters are reported as lost if they get too far from the player's ship.
[h2]Abort Self Destruct[/h2]
Aborting a self destruct that is not active will not display the message that it cannot be cancelled.
[h2]AI ship behaviour[/h2]
Fixes to some circumstances where a ship's behaviour could get stuck.